This document provides guidance on using social media to support a political campaign, focusing on storytelling, listening and engaging online through platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, as well as responding to comments in a respectful manner that moves the conversation in a positive direction. Tips are given on sharing content, marketing events, tracking discussions, and more in order to connect with supporters and spread the candidate's message.
2. What we’ll talk about
•Storytelling
•How to LISTEN and
engage online
•The art of Responding
Find this presentation:
www.schipul.com/billwhite
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eschipul/3219612492/
20. Bill White on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bill-White/7101618455
21. 2. Listening and Engaging: Facebook Magic!
Facebook - Not just for college kids
•Pages and Groups
ROCK!
•Be a leader, volunteer
and connector
•Create buzz for events
•Share your own
updates, links
and other content
Volunteers for Bill White:
www.facebook.com/pages/Bill-White/7101618455#/group.php?gid=47963980869&ref=ts
22. 2. Listening and Engaging: Facebook Magic!
Your Facebook profile at a glance
• Flesh out your profile
• Be picky on who you
connect with
• Re-purpose other content
• Add ALL of your
Social Media links
• Be fun and interesting
• Connect with
like-minded people
23. 2. Listening and Engaging: Facebook Magic!
Marketing Successful Events on Facebook
230 ‘yes’
348 ‘maybe’
670 members
24. 2. Listening and Engaging: MySpace or Your Space?
Connecting and promoting on MySpace
Bill White on MySpace: www.myspace.com/mayorbillwhite
25. 2. Listening and Engaging: Video takes it home
Playing with video on YouTube (www.youtube.com)
Bill White on YouTube: www.youtube.com/billwhitefortexas
26. 2. Listening and Engaging: Not just snapshots...
Flickr - The Power of Visualization! (www.flickr.com)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dwightsilverman/2618122643
27. 2. Listening and Engaging: Twitter
Micro-Blogging with Twitter (www.twitter.com)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o
28. 2. Listening and Engaging: Twitter
Twitter includes others in ongoing dialogue
Bill White on Twitter: www.twitter.com/billwhitefortx
29. 2. Listening and Engaging: Tracking Tools
Listening to the Buzz
www,technorati.com/watchlist
Powerful Social Media search engine
watches for your terms and updates you
www.google.com/alerts
Email updates for your company
name and keywords
http://alerts.yahoo.com
Yahoo! alerts you of any
occurrences of defined terms and
names
30. 2. Listening and Engaging: Tracking Tools
What is an Alert? (www.google.com/alerts)
34. 3. Responding: Blogs and Commenting
Do’s and Don’t of Commenting
GOOD! BAD!
• Speak your mind • Be defensive / snarky
(respectfully)
• Think you can change
• Include links to relevant everyone’s mind
information
• Leave identical comments
• Have a sense of humor
• Be ‘Anonymous’
• Bite your tongue (when
appropriate)
40. Can we help you? Let us know!
Ed Schipul // CEO
Email: eschipul@schipul.com
Personal blog: www.eschipul.com
Flickr: www.flickr.com/eschipul
Twitter: www.twitter.com/eschipul
Katie Laird // Strategic Advisor
Email: klaird@schipul.com
Personal Blog: www.happykatie.com
Flickr: www.flickr.com/happykatie
Twitter: www.twitter.com/happykatie